Onyiriuka A N
Department of Child Health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2006 Sep;13(3):189-94.
To determine the incidence of low birth weight deliveries in a Nigerian mission hospital.
A descriptive analysis of the records of 332 live, low birth weight babies delivered between 1st January, 1999 to 31st December, 2001 in a Nigerian mission hospital in Benin City was carried out. A standardised questionnaire was used and the mothers of low birth weight (LBW) babies were interviewed soon after delivery.
The overall incidence of LBW was 8.1% with a female preponderance. Of the 332 LBW babies, 3.9% were extremely LBW, 12.0% very LBW, 20.5% moderately LBW while 36.4% of the babies weighed less than 2000 g. Preterm babies were significantly more frequent than term small-for-gestational age babies. A lower incidence was found in the year 2001 compared with the immediate preceding two years. A significantly greater number of LBW babies were born during the dry season compared with the wet season. The leading maternal factor associated with delivery of LBW infants was absent or inadequate antenatal care.
Using the World Health Organisation definition of low birth weight of < 2500 g, a lower incidence of LBW was found compared with other studies that defined LBW as birth weight < 2500 g.
确定尼日利亚一家教会医院低出生体重儿的发生率。
对1999年1月1日至2001年12月31日在贝宁城一家尼日利亚教会医院出生的332名存活低出生体重儿的记录进行描述性分析。使用标准化问卷，在低出生体重儿出生后不久对其母亲进行访谈。
低出生体重儿的总体发生率为8.1%，女性占多数。在332名低出生体重儿中，3.9%为极低出生体重儿，12.0%为超低出生体重儿，20.5%为中度低出生体重儿，而36.4%的婴儿体重低于2000g。早产儿明显比足月小于胎龄儿更常见。与前两年相比，2001年的发生率较低。与雨季相比，旱季出生的低出生体重儿数量明显更多。与低出生体重儿出生相关的主要母亲因素是缺乏或产前护理不足。
使用世界卫生组织定义的出生体重<2500g的低出生体重标准，与其他将低出生体重定义为出生体重<2500g的研究相比，低出生体重儿的发生率较低。
